Politics of Chandigarh

{{Short description|City and union territory in Northern India}}

{{Use Indian English|date=February 2017}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name =

| other_name = Union Territory of Chandigarh

| native_name = Chandigarh

| image_skyline = Open Hand Monument in Chandigarh.jpg

| image_alt =

| image_caption = The Open Hand Monument in Chandigarh

| settlement_type = Union Territory

| nickname = The City Beautiful

| map_alt =

| map_caption =

| pushpin_map = India

| pushpin_label_position = left

| pushpin_map_alt =

| pushpin_map_caption =

| coordinates = {{coord|30.75|N|76.78|E|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country|

| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = Northern India

| established_title = Completed

| established_date = 1960

| established_title1 = Formation

| established_date1 = 1 Nov 1966

| founder =

| named_for = Hindu devi चंडी/चण्डिका Chandi/Chandika

| government_type = Union government (Centre exercises direct control over the Union Territory)

| governing_body = Government of India

| leader_title1 = Administrator

| leader_name1 = Banwarilal Purohit

| leader_title2 = Adviser

| leader_name2 = Manoj K Parida IAS AGMUT

| leader_title3 = Secretary Home

| leader_name3 = A K Gupta IAS Hy

| leader_title4 = Secretary Finance

| leader_name4 = A K Sinha IAS Pb

| unit_pref = Metric

| area_footnotes =

| area_rank = 33

| area_total_km2 = 114

| elevation_footnotes =

| elevation_m = 350

| population_total = 1054686

| population_as_of = 2011

| population_rank = 29th

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_metro = 9,60,787

| population_metro_footnotes = {{cite web | url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/prov_results_paper2_indiavol2.html | title=Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011; Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above | publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India | access-date=26 March 2012}}

| population_note = {{Cite web |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_2_PR_Cities_100,000_and_Above.pdf%20 |title=Archived copy |access-date=15 July 2022 |archive-date=25 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225205658/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_2_PR_Cities_100,000_and_Above.pdf%20 |url-status=dead }}

| demographics_type1 = Language

| demographics1_title1 = Official{{cite web |url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM47thReport.pdf |title=Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 47th report (July 2008 to June 2010) |pages=122–126 |publisher=Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India |access-date=16 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513161847/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM47thReport.pdf |archive-date=13 May 2012 |df=dmy-all }}

| demographics1_info1 = English{{notelist|Chandigarh being the capital of two states and union territory itself has different official languages, Punjabi being the official language of Punjab and Hindi of Haryana.However, the Chandigarh departments mainly refer in English.}}{{cite web|url= http://www.lawsofindia.org/statelaw/1209/TheHaryanaOfficialLanguageAct1969.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121016093104/http://www.lawsofindia.org/statelaw/1209/TheHaryanaOfficialLanguageAct1969.html|url-status= usurped|archive-date= 16 October 2012| title= The Haryana Official Language Act, 1969| work= Laws of India| access-date= 26 March 2015}}{{cite web| url= http://www.lawsofindia.org/statelaw/3499/ThePunjabOfficialLanguageAct1967.html| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121016035336/http://www.lawsofindia.org/statelaw/3499/ThePunjabOfficialLanguageAct1967.html| url-status= usurped| archive-date= 16 October 2012| title= The Punjab Official Language Act, 1967| work= Laws of India| access-date= 26 March 2015}}

| timezone1 = IST

| utc_offset1 = +5:30

| postal_code_type = PIN

| postal_code = 160XXX

| area_code_type = Telephone code

| area_code = +91-172-XXX-XXXX

| iso_code = IN-CH

| registration_plate = CH-01 to CH-04 and PB-01

| blank2_name_sec1 = HDI

| blank2_info_sec1 = {{increase}}
0.792

| blank3_name_sec1 = HDI Category

| blank3_info_sec1 = high

| blank4_name_sec1 = Literacy

| blank4_info_sec1 = 81.9

| website = {{URL|chandigarh.nic.in/}}

| footnotes = The city of Chandigarh comprises all of the union territory's area

| official_name =

}}

Chandigarh is a city and a union territory in the northern part of India that serves as the capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana. As a union territory, the city is ruled directly by the Union Government of India and is not part of either state.

The city of Chandigarh was the first planned city in India post-independence in 1947 and is known internationally for its architecture and urban design.{{cite web|url=http://business.gov.in/investment_incentives/chandigarh.php|title=Business Portal of India : Investment Opportunities and Incentives : State Level Investment: Chandigarh|work=business.gov.in|access-date=12 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017092219/http://business.gov.in/investment_incentives/chandigarh.php|archive-date=17 October 2013|df=dmy-all}}

Normally any place in India has representation at 3 levels: National (Parliament), State (Legislative Assembly) & local (Municipality or Panchayat). Chandigarh being a city-state, and a Union Territory does not have a legislative assembly of its own, even though it hosts the legislative assemblies of two states Punjab & Haryana, being a common capital of both states. It has its own Municipal Corporation (MCC), which acts as the local governing authority of Chandigarh. The MCC is one of the most powerful local authorities in India as it serves both as a regional and local authority.